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Kimchi Jjigae

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Kimchi Jjigae

A beloved Korean stew, simmering sour kimchi with tender pork belly and soft tofu until rich and warming.

Total time
35 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Korean
gluten-free

Ingredients

400gfully fermented kimchi, roughly chopped
300gpork belly, thinly sliced
300gsoft tofu, sliced
1onion, sliced
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspgochugaru (Korean chilli flakes)
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tspsesame oil
500mlwater or pork stock
spring onionsto serve

Instructions

1

Fry pork belly in a pot until lightly browned.

2

Add kimchi and kimchi juice, fry 2 minutes.

3

Add garlic, gochugaru and onion. Cook 1 minute.

4

Add water or stock and soy sauce. Bring to boil.

5

Simmer 20 minutes. Add tofu gently.

6

Cook 5 more minutes. Drizzle sesame oil and scatter spring onions.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
417
Protein
8g
Fat
41g
Carbs
3.7g
Fiber
0.6g
Sodium
432mg

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